The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-25
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GRAND ENCAMPMENT
OF THE I. 90, F. OF TuIs STATE
Holds It's Yearly Meeting In this City-List
III OF tho Delegates aud Officers Present.
si . Now Officers Elected and Installed
Aullltj and Much business Done. 10 Z is

The Grand Encampment I. o. o. F., OF
West Virginia, met In Odd Fellows' Hall,
in this city, at 10 A. N. yesterday, and con.
cluded Its sessions last night at 0 O'Clock.
At 10 o'clock this forenoon tho Grand
Lodge will meet. large number Of del.
egstes are already present. Yesterday the
sesalons Of the Grand Encampment were
attended by delegates representing aevcn.
teen encampments, 40 follows:
s. N. Darrah, Wheeling Encsmpmont
William F. Wallace. oabsll No. IS, Hunt.
ington. OK ]. q 5l'E5 y.
George Kelsall, Peasants No. 81, St.
Mary's. ..f's ,sNlf6l E8'gl !,
Lewis Addison, Stella No. 10, Grafton. *
w. W. Campbell; Mountain City, No. s,
Fairmont. 'HIr:,lf
Jacob NJ. swarts, Eumonia No. A, Clarks.
burg. 7ga
G. A. Hlehle, Parron No. 3, Parkers.
:, Robert Alexander, Volcano No. 90. " I.
Charles X. Smith, Abrams No. l,
Wheeling. I.aE 81; =
Frank H.. Dunsmore, Union No. II,
Nowbnrg. 5F t5g.
D. II. Stein, orphann' Friend No. IA,
MorRantown. 1lsL2l. ;5,
Hugh Kelly, Stella No. %. New Gum.
berland. '57 qREa,I'fr
Oolly shrlver, Eoliord No. s. Wells.
burg. ii'.,SS.,'E " 5iN' Al Va
Samuel L. Dodd, Horcb No. 12, Martins
burg. =. G,g @.5ES, ''6.5 'G1%iS'i.5
Samuel Il. worsell, Tygart's Valley No.
2S, Philippi. .jg'. 2is5ssS Gl .aaIa 49,,
q r. s. Hollis, Rowloshurg No. %, !
j. W. Chambers, New River, No. 81,
Q1innemont. 5,ftt' li3b'
The officers were oil present with ono
execution IS follows: W. II. Sheib, G.
r, Wheeling; Jacob Simpson, G. II. P,
huntingtop;J. J.W. Bosworth, g. s. W.,
Philippi; H. A.. Uthman, G. a. Scribe,
Wheeling; Henry Seamon, G. Treasurer,
Wheeling; A. @. Holy, gu W., Inds.
pendence; q. shriver, G. Representative,
Bethany; E. II. Dnnsmore, G.. Sentinel
NeIbnr2; ]. w. Chambera, G. Marshal
Qninnemont; G. W. Haggerty, G.. D. S.
at the morning ses5ion nothing wat
done but to receive tho credontialo Of The
delegates, and organize for bueiness By
the appointment OF new committees, etc
The Grand Patriarch announced the
appointment Of the following committees
On CreGentials-Jacob Morris, W, r
Wallace, Lewis Walter. az 81.
FinanCe-L. Anderson, William Filing
ham, 4. Alexander. a. -5ry3 :'1
State Of: the Order-E. A. Peck, s. NJ
Darrsb, D. H. Slime, Il. s. Hollis, @. Il.
Smith. t5.r.2. $50!
Appesls-Georse w. Fought, George
KSlssll, W. W. Campbsll. ;, ~
The Grand Eucampment degrees were
then conferred upon largo number o.
lpast officers.
The Grsnd Patriarch'a report was read
and referred, and alao the reports Of the
Grand Scribe and Grand Treasurer. Alter
recess the Grand Representative made biz
report, which was also referred. 5S5
The report OF the Committee on Fl.
nance was adopted assessing a capitstio1
tax OF twenty cents per term.
During q secret session the unwritteu
work Of the order wss exempliGsi by the
Grand Representative. ..1. :. 5.gy, -
After the adoption Of seyersl committee
reports, the nomination Of officers WEE
made. The Grand Representative re-
ported the approval by the Sovereign
Grand Lodge Of tho Revised Constitution
Of the Grand Encampment.
| Oaicars were elected as iollows:
Grand Patriarch, Jacob Simpson, o
Huntington. &
Grand High Priest, J. W. Boaworth, o
Philippi. Il .a$
Grand Senior Warden, A. G. Holy, o
Independence.
| GRIND Junior Warden, J. W. Chambers
of Quinnemont.
| Grand Scribe, q. A. Ushmnn, OF Wheel
ing. ,a
Grand Treasurer, Henry ssamon. o
Wheeling. s5 s5a7
Grand Representative, W. H. sheib, o.
Wheeling.
Sewers! amendments to tho constitution
wero offered, which lilo over till tho mex
Injecting. The officers elect we're then in
stalled by Pant Grand Pat,isrch William
| H. sheib. The following appointments
wero made by the Grand Patriarch:
| Grsnd Marshal, ]. W. HsSgerty.
Grand Sentinel, s. NJ. Darrsh.
Grand Deputy Sentinel, Adolph Hiehle
Committee on Printing, W. II. shieb
William E!linghan, Il. A. Uthmsn.
| Committee on Approval of Bonds, ]
A. Miller, Joseph Lawson, Jacob Morris.
Z The usual vote OF thsnks was adopted
after which the Grand Eucam pment was
closed to meet tho bionday before thu
next meeting Of tho Grand Lodge. e,